F1 2020 Pre-Season Testing: Day 4 Statistics

Robert Kubica topped the timesheet for Alfa Romeo, while Red Bull and Racing Point showed good pace on harder tyre compounds. Here are all the statistics from the fourth day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Robert Kubica was the surprise name at the top of the timesheets as pre-season testing got back underway at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The morning session saw less running than on any day last week, with the Alfa Romeo test driver topping the board with a 1:16.942 on the C5 tyres. The morning was interrupted by two red flag periods within forty minutes of one another. First, Sebastian Vettel spun following a trip through the gravel. The red flags were brought out to clear away the mess that Vettel had made on the circuit. Less than half an hour after the green flag re-emerged, Nicholas Latifi came to a halt on track, with Williams citing an engine issue as the reason for the Canadian’s stoppage. 

In the afternoon, the drivers completed plenty of laps on long runs, with few times challenging the top of the leaderboard. The exceptions were Max Verstappen, who lapped second fastest on the C3 compound, and Sergio Perez, who impressed by lapping only eight hundredths slower than Verstappen on the same tyre compound. The session came to a slightly premature end, with Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat both stopping on track at the same time. Romain Grosjean was the only driver who was in the car all day, with every team except Haas switching drivers over the lunch hour. As a result, the Frenchman was the only drier to record 100 laps today. Racing Point, Alfa Romeo, Red Bull and Ferrari all recorded their best 2020 lap times.

Best Lap Times

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DAY 4 DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE

1. Romain Grosjean 107
2. Valtteri Bottas 90
3. Lewis Hamilton 89
4. Max Verstappen 84
5. Sebastian Vettel 84
6. Sergio Perez 84
7. Charles Leclerc 80
8. Esteban Ocon 74
9. Daniil Kvyat 61
10. George Russell 59
11. Lando Norris 57
12. Daniel Ricciardo 53
13. Robert Kubica 53
14. Kimi Raikkonen 51
15. Nicholas Latifi 48
16. Carlos Sainz 46
17. Lance Stroll 43
18. Alex Albon 29
19. Pierre Gasly 25

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DAY 4 TEAM LAPS COMPLETE

1. Mercedes 179
2. Ferrari 164
3. Renault 127
4. Racing Point 127
5. Red Bull 113
6. Haas 107
7. Williams 107
8. Alfa Romeo 104
9. McLaren 103
10. AlphaTauri 86

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OVERALL DRIVER LAPS COMPLETE

1. Lewis Hamilton 362
2. Max Verstappen 338
3. Romain Grosjean 313
4. Valtteri Bottas 311
5. Sergio Perez 287
6. Carlos Sainz 283
7. Esteban Ocon 264
8. Charles Leclerc 261
9. Sebastian Vettel 257
10. George Russell 248
11. Alex Albon 246
12. Lando Norris 243
13. Daniel Ricciardo 243
14. Daniil Kvyat 239
15. Pierre Gasly 231
16. Antonio Giovinazzi 231
17. Lance Stroll 211
18. Kimi Raikkonen 185
19. Nicholas Latifi 183
20. Robert Kubica 112
21. Kevin Magnussen 110

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OVERALL TEAM LAPS COMPLETE

1. Mercedes 673
2. Red Bull 584
3. Alfa Romeo 528
4. McLaren 526
5. Ferrari 518
6. Renault 507
7. Racing Point 498
8. AlphaTauri 470
9. Williams 431
10. Haas 423

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